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To Be A Psychiatrist Is To Be Uncertain: Cognitive Error and Kindness
“Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you’ve got a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies: God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.” ― Kurt Vonnegut Jerome Groopman wrote a piece…
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Pockets of Light
Responses to my piece on The Stone Roses last week got me thinking about ageing and about the ever-evolving role of music in our lives. Why do any of us love the music we love? How does our relationship with music change as we age? Is it possible, ever, to fall for a song the way you…
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The Stone Roses in 2016: Remember When Is The Lowest Form of Conversation
Tickets for a show next July by The Stone Roses in Marlay Park went on sale last Friday at €75 a pop. Marlay Park fits 30,000-odd people. The Roses have also announced three dates in the Etihad in Manchester, which means they are expecting 150,000 punters through the door. They will get them: in 2012,…
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ECT in the Irish media: A failure of understanding
November 16 2015. The Sunday Independent published on 15th November an article with the headline “Mentally ill still forced to endure shock treatment”. The article, by Allison Bray, commented on a report by the Mental Health Commission (MHC) published on Thursday 12th November regarding the use of electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) in Ireland. The MHC reported a “worrying”…